Episode 168: The Real Handmaid’s Tale - 100 Teen Brides
The authorities burst into the room and their jaws dropped. The entire room was completely white. Even the books on the shelves were bound in white leather.
But the most shocking was the pure white bed in the middle of the room surrounded by an arc of chairs. As if people sat around the bed like it was some sort of show.
Which they did. Authorities found audio recordings of middle aged men assaulting underage girls while their friends watched. Some victims as young as 12. There are hundreds if not thousands of victims.
What kind of monsters would do such a thing?
Book Rec: “The Witness Wore Red” - by Rebecca Musser
Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Book: “The Witness Wore Red” - by Rebecca Musser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JToezSN3l2Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lu9CTnWJBQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqORJHyNWJc
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/the-big-question-what-s-the-history-of-polygamy-and-how-serious-a-problem-is-it-in-africa-1858858.html
https://historytogo.utah.gov/history-polygamy/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/mormons-polygamy/
https://www.polygamy.com/articles/24411273/history-of-polygamy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygyny
https://www.britannica.com/topic/polygyny-marriage
https://web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Polygyny.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyandry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4yjrDSvze0
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/02/when-taking-multiple-husbands-makes-sense/272726/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_marriage
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-40655103
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Jeffs
https://nypost.com/2022/04/26/polygamist-cult-leader-warren-jeffs-son-my-dad-married-my-12-year-old-moms/
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/warren-jeffs-now
https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/where-is-warren-jeffs-now-he-is-in-prison-for-life-plus-20-years
https://www.insider.com/son-of-polygamous-cult-leader-warren-jeffs-describes-finding-freedom-2022-4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rulon_Jeffs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rulon_Jeffs
DISCLAIMER: Some links are listed in the source material but the material may never be discussed in the podcast (I just wanted to list them because they gave me a deeper picture of the case in full). If there are un-verifiable sources (ie Reddit) - they are typically referred to as un-verified sources, opinions, and or theories in the podcast and not treated as fact.